Don's Dirty Devil Ride
Total Distance: 47.6 miles Elevation
Gain: 2316 feet
Degree of
Difficulty Index: 2316 ft /
47.6 mi = 48.65 ft/mi Terrain: Rolling to hilly
Killer Hills: None: There
are a few very hilly sections
Geographical
Region: Southeast Connecticut
City/Town: Old Lyme
Starting Location: Big Y parking lot, Route 1 in Old
Lyme just east of the Baldwin Bridge over the Connecticut River. Use I-95 Exit 70 (both directions) onto
Route 1. The Big Y parking lot
(@ a traffic light) is about 0.4 mile from bottom of both ramps.
Ride Description: This is a challenging ride over mostly
rolling terrain with a few sharp hills that visits Devil's Hopyard State Park
(both going and coming) en route to Lake Hayward. A good spot for a lunch/snack break is at Devil's Hopyard's
Chapman Falls on the return trip from the lake. After the break the route heads back towards the shoreline
and a rest stop at Hains Park at the south end of Rogers Lake in Old Lyme
before returning to the starting point via Whippoorwill Road, a great biking
venue.
Facilities and Points
of Interest:
|
Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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0.0
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Old Lyme
Shopping Center with various shops and the Big Y (bathrooms in the Big Y)
|
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6.8
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Village of
Hamburg: General store
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14.4
|
Devil's
Hopyard State Park picnic area (bathrooms & water available)
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18.4
|
Lake
Hayward (views)
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23.8
|
Chapman
Falls @ Devil's Hopyard State Parkgreat spot for a lunch/snack break (views)
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39.1
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Hains
Park @ south end of Rogers Lake (views); possible swim in season; bathrooms,
|
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39.2
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Market with
deli on left
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46.1
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Old Lyme
village with various shops and an ice cream parlor
(~46.4 miles)
|
|
47.6
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Old Lyme
Shopping Center with various
shops and the Big Y (bathrooms in the Big Y)
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